 Before the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, Papua New Guinea highlighted the growing international support for the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative, presented by Morocco for the final settlement of the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.
Deputy Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Papua New Guinea to the United Nations, Fred Serova, said: “It is really good to see the growing international support for this consensus-based and credible proposal, and we are optimistic that this support will help all parties involved in this conflict to find a sustainable and peaceful solution.”
The diplomat noted that his country "commends and encourages" the "admirable" efforts made by Morocco to achieve sustainable development in the southern provinces, noting that this dynamic works to improve the living conditions of the region's population.
He also expressed his country's support for the ongoing political process under the supervision of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and facilitated by his personal envoy, Staffan de Mistura, which aims to reach a political solution that is "acceptable to the parties, negotiated and sustainable with the participation of all parties."
In this regard, he praised the visits made by the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Morocco, including the cities of Laayoune and Dakhla, as well as to Algeria and Mauritania.
He called for maintaining this "momentum", stressing that his country encourages and supports the efforts made to resume the "important" round-table process and appreciates the progress achieved during its previous "successful" sessions held in Geneva.
He stressed that this solution must be based on practical facts, good faith, and negotiated consensus, as stipulated in the “worthy of appreciation” Moroccan initiative for self-government, presented by Morocco, and in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, and the 18 Security Council resolutions adopted since 2007.
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